:The Loud House
{{Short description|American animated sitcom}}
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{{About|the television show|the media franchise|The Loud House (franchise){{!}}The Loud House (franchise)|other uses|Loud House (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox television
| image = The Loud House logo.svg
| genre = {{Plainlist|
- Animated sitcom{{Cite web |last=Lloyd |first=Robert |date=August 26, 2021 |title='The Simpsons' is not the only cartoon to revolutionize the sitcom |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2021-08-26/the-simpsons-the-harper-house-duncanville-animated-family-sitcoms |access-date=March 27, 2025 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}
- Comedy{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch/loud-house/listings/|title=The Loud House Episode Listings|publisher=The Futon Critic}}
}}
| creator = Chris Savino
| creative_director = {{ubl|Amanda Rynda|Ashley Kliment-Baker}}
| director =
| voices = {{ubl|Grant Palmer|Collin Dean|Tex Hammond|Asher Bishop|Bentley Griffin|Sawyer Cole|Catherine Taber|Liliana Mumy|Nika Futterman|Cristina Pucelli|Jessica DiCicco|Grey DeLisle|Lara Jill Miller|Caleel Harris|Andre Robinson|Jahzir Bruno|Jaeden White|Jill Talley|Brian Stepanek}}
| theme_music_composer = {{ubl|Michelle Lewis|Doug Rockwell|Chris Savino}}
| opentheme = "The Loud House Theme Song"{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/2etegCiek9WKyF9GtkrNAw?nd=1#upsell|title=The Loud House Theme Song|date=2020|website=Spotify|publisher=Nickelodeon|access-date=May 4, 2020|archive-date=June 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604133335/https://open.spotify.com/album/2etegCiek9WKyF9GtkrNAw?nd=1#upsell|url-status=live}} by Michelle Lewis, Doug Rockwell, and Chris Savino
| endtheme = "The Loud House End Credit" by Freddy Horvath and Chris Savino
| composer = Doug Rockwell
| country = United States
| language = English
| executive_producer = {{ubl|Chris Savino|Michael Rubiner|Kyle Marshall}}
| producer = {{ubl|Karen Malach|Ian Murray}}
| company = Nickelodeon Animation Studio
| num_seasons = 8
| num_episodes = 284
| list_episodes = List of The Loud House episodes
| runtime = 11–43 minutes
| network = Nickelodeon
| first_aired = {{Start date|2016|5|2}}
| last_aired = present
| related = The Loud House franchise
}}
The Loud House is an American animated sitcom created by Chris Savino that premiered on Nickelodeon on May 2, 2016. The series revolves around the chaotic everyday life of a boy named Lincoln Loud, who is the middle child and only son in a large family of 11 children. It is set in a fictional town in southeastern Michigan called Royal Woods, based on Savino's hometown of Royal Oak. The series was pitched to the network in 2013 as a two-minute short film entered in the annual Animated Shorts Program. It entered production the following year.{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/nickelodeon-orders-loud-house-series-709404/|title=Nickelodeon Orders Animated Short The Loud House to Series (Exclusive)|work=The Hollywood Reporter|author=Philiana Ng|date=June 5, 2014|access-date=June 12, 2022|archive-date=June 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220629142322/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/nickelodeon-orders-loud-house-series-709404/|url-status=live}} The series is based on Savino's own childhood growing up in a large family, and its animation is largely influenced by newspaper comic strips.
Since its debut, the series has gained high ratings, becoming the top-rated children's animated series on American television within its first month on the air.{{cite web|date=May 25, 2016|title=Nickelodeon Greenlights Second Season of The Loud House as It Hits Number One on TV|url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160525005309/en/Nickelodeon-Greenlights-Season-Loud-House-Hits-Number|access-date=May 25, 2016|website=businesswire|archive-date=May 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160526101040/http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160525005309/en/Nickelodeon-Greenlights-Season-Loud-House-Hits-Number|url-status=live}} The series has received considerable media attention and nominations at both the 28th and the 29th GLAAD Media Awards for its inclusion of Howard and Harold McBride, two supporting characters who are an interracial gay married couple. Their introduction into the series was reported in the news as being historic and caused a rating surge.{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/nickelodeon-the-loud-house-its-first-same-sex-gay-married-bi-racial-couple-a7146171.html|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220618/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/nickelodeon-the-loud-house-its-first-same-sex-gay-married-bi-racial-couple-a7146171.html|archive-date=June 18, 2022|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|title=Nickelodeon 'making history' by introducing first same-sex married couple|work=The Independent|date=July 20, 2016|access-date=August 1, 2018|last=Wolff|first=Kate}}{{indent}}{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/awards/2017/01/31/glaad-media-awards-2017-nominations/|title=GLAAD Media Awards honor Moonlight, Supergirl, Black Mirror, and more|last=Coggan|first=Devan|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=January 31, 2017|access-date=September 18, 2018}}{{indent}}{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/awards/glaad-media-awards-nominees-2018-list-1202668763/|title=GLAAD Media Awards Nominees: Full List|work=Variety|author=Kirsten Chuba|date=January 19, 2018|access-date=October 8, 2018|archive-date=April 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180421025120/https://variety.com/2018/film/awards/glaad-media-awards-nominees-2018-list-1202668763/|url-status=live}} In May 2017, the characters of Lincoln Loud and Clyde McBride were featured on the front cover of Variety as an example of diverse characters in children's television.{{cite web|last=Wolff|first=Kate|date=May 2, 2017|title=Animated Series Tackles Diversity Issues Impacting Young Audiences|url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/spotlight/nickelodeon-disney-loud-house-1202407637/|access-date=May 5, 2017|website=Variety|archive-date=May 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170504135052/http://variety.com/2017/tv/spotlight/nickelodeon-disney-loud-house-1202407637/|url-status=live}}
As of June 2024, eight seasons of the series have been broadcast. The series has spawned a multimedia franchise, including the spin-off series The Casagrandes, which aired from October 2019 to September 2022, an animated feature film that was released on Netflix in August 2021, a live-action television film that premiered in November 2021, and live-action series The Really Loud House that premiered in November 2022. Additionally, a second live-action television film A Really Haunted Loud House premiered in September 2023, as well as a second animated feature film, The Casagrandes Movie, which premiered in March 2024 on Netflix. A third animated film, titled No Time to Spy, premiered in June 2024 on Paramount+ and Nickelodeon.
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Premise
{{See also|List of characters in The Loud House franchise}}
Lincoln Loud is the middle child and only boy in a family of eleven children residing in the fictional town of Royal Woods, Michigan. He has ten sisters, each with a distinctive personality: bossy eldest child Lori, ditzy fashionista Leni, musician Luna, comedian Luan, athletic Lynn Jr., gloomy poetic goth Lucy, polar opposite twins Lana and Lola, child genius Lisa, and baby Lily. Lincoln often breaks the fourth wall to explain to the viewers the chaotic conditions and sibling relationships of the household, and continually devises plans to make his life in the Loud House better.
During the first four seasons, Lori, Leni, Luna, and Luan were in high school, Lynn was in middle school, and Lincoln, Lucy, Lana, Lola, and Lisa were in elementary school. In the fifth season, the Loud siblings aged up a year, with Lori entering college, Lincoln going to middle school, and Lily starting preschool.{{cite web|url=https://www.awn.com/animationworld/executive-producer-mike-rubiner-talks-loud-house-100th-episode|title=Executive Producer Mike Rubiner Talks The Loud House 100th Episode|work=Animation World Network|author=Victoria Davis|date=June 9, 2020|access-date=July 23, 2020|archive-date=June 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613123833/https://www.awn.com/animationworld/executive-producer-mike-rubiner-talks-loud-house-100th-episode|url-status=live}}
Episodes
{{main|List of The Loud House episodes}}
{{:List of The Loud House episodes}}
Production
=Development=
The Loud House was created by Chris Savino for Nickelodeon. Savino based the series on his own experiences growing up in a large family.{{cite news|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2016/04/nickelodeons-the-loud-house-an-interview-with-chris-savino-293071/|title=Nickelodeon's 'The Loud House' – An Interview With Chris Savino|date=April 21, 2016|access-date=June 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160424015406/http://blogs.indiewire.com/animationscoop/nickelodeons-the-loud-house-an-interview-with-chris-savino-20160421|archive-date=April 24, 2016|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}} Early in development, the Loud family was going to be composed of rabbits, but this was terminated when an executive, Jenna Boyd, asked Savino to make them human.{{cite web|url=http://theloudhouse.tumblr.com/post/133472377193/welcome-to-our-new-series-of-crew-profiles-each|title=Welcome to our new series of crew profiles!|publisher=Tumblr|date=November 18, 2015|access-date=November 18, 2015|archive-date=November 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119172841/http://theloudhouse.tumblr.com/post/133472377193/welcome-to-our-new-series-of-crew-profiles-each|url-status=live}}{{cite news|title=Nickelodeon's New Toon 'Loud House' Harks Back to Classic Style|url=https://variety.com/2016/artisans/production/nickelodeon-loud-house-1201756916/|date=April 21, 2016|access-date=April 22, 2016|last=Galas|first=Marj|publisher=Variety|archive-date=April 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422064633/http://variety.com/2016/artisans/production/nickelodeon-loud-house-1201756916/|url-status=live}} The idea of the Loud family being rabbits became used as Lincoln's dream in the Season 3 episode "White Hare". He pitched the idea to Nickelodeon in 2013 as a {{frac|2|1|2}}-minute short for their annual Animated Shorts Program.{{cite news|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/06/05/nickelodeon-orders-13-episodes-of-the-loud-house/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160512194217/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/06/05/nickelodeon-orders-13-episodes-of-the-loud-house/|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 12, 2016|title=Nickelodeon Orders 13 Episodes of 'The Loud House'|date=June 6, 2014|access-date=April 21, 2016}} In June 2014, Nickelodeon announced that The Loud House had been picked up for a season of 13 episodes.{{cite news|date=March 2, 2016|title=Nickelodeon Readies More than 650 Episodes of New and Returning Series This Season|work=nickpress|url=http://www.nickpress.com/press-releases/2016/03/02/nickelodeon-readies-more-than-650-episodes-of-new-and-returning-series-this-season|access-date=April 21, 2016|archive-date=May 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160508182235/http://www.nickpress.com/press-releases/2016/03/02/nickelodeon-readies-more-than-650-episodes-of-new-and-returning-series-this-season|url-status=dead}} The episode order was later increased to 26.{{cite news|title=Nickelodeon Sets Premiere Date For First Series From Its Annual Animated Shorts Program|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/annafields/2016/03/28/nickelodeon-sets-premiere-date-for-first-series-from-its-annual-animated-shorts-program/#6b3b5a796d7c|date=March 28, 2016|access-date=April 21, 2016|last=Fields|first=Anna|work=Forbes|archive-date=April 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160419223811/http://www.forbes.com/sites/annafields/2016/03/28/nickelodeon-sets-premiere-date-for-first-series-from-its-annual-animated-shorts-program/#6b3b5a796d7c|url-status=live}} On May 25, 2016, Nickelodeon announced that the series had been picked up for a second season of 14 episodes later increased to 26.{{cite web|last=Getzler|first=Wendy|date=May 25, 2016|title=Nick renews Loud House, adds Glitch Techs|url=http://kidscreen.com/2016/05/25/nick-renews-loud-house-adds-glitch-techs/|access-date=May 25, 2016|work=Kidscreen|archive-date=May 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160526121219/http://kidscreen.com/2016/05/25/nick-renews-loud-house-adds-glitch-techs/|url-status=live}} On October 19, 2016, the series had been picked up for a third season of 26 episodes.{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/nickelodeon-animated-hit-loud-house-1201893212/|title=Nickelodeon Greenlights Third Season of Hit Kids' Animated Series 'Loud House' (Exclusive)|work=Variety|first=Terry|last=Flores|date=October 19, 2016|access-date=July 13, 2017|archive-date=August 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170815065449/http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/nickelodeon-animated-hit-loud-house-1201893212/|url-status=live}} Savino has cited Peanuts and Polly and Her Pals as influences on the show's characterizations and animation. Newspaper comic strips are also influences on the show's background art.
Episodes are produced at Nickelodeon Animation Studio in Burbank, California, USA and animated by Canadian studio Jam Filled Entertainment.
=Savino's firing=
{{See also|Weinstein effect}}On October 17, 2017, Cartoon Brew reported that Chris Savino was suspended from the studio due to allegations of sexual harassment, the report noting that rumors of Savino's behavior have existed for "at least a decade".{{cite news |url= http://www.cartoonbrew.com/artist-rights/nickelodeon-suspends-loud-house-creator-chris-savino-numerous-harassment-claims-exclusive-154068.html |title= UPDATED: Nickelodeon Suspends 'Loud House' Creator Chris Savino After Numerous Harassment Claims (EXCLUSIVE) |agency= Cartoon Brew |first=Amid |author-link=Amid Amidi |last= Amidi |date= 17 October 2017 |access-date= 18 October 2017 |archive-date= 20 October 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171020072447/http://www.cartoonbrew.com/artist-rights/nickelodeon-suspends-loud-house-creator-chris-savino-numerous-harassment-claims-exclusive-154068.html |url-status= live }} On October 19, a Nickelodeon spokesperson confirmed that Savino had been fired from the studio, and that the series will continue production without him.{{cite web |url= https://deadline.com/2017/10/the-loud-house-creator-chris-savino-fired-nickelodeon-sexual-harassment-allegations-1202191786/ |title= 'The Loud House' Creator Chris Savino Fired by Nickelodeon Following Sexual Harassment Allegations |first= Nellie |last= Andreeva |date= 19 October 2017 |publisher= Deadline Hollywood |access-date= April 15, 2018 |archive-date= 16 April 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180416173414/http://deadline.com/2017/10/the-loud-house-creator-chris-savino-fired-nickelodeon-sexual-harassment-allegations-1202191786/ |url-status= live }} Six days later on October 23, Savino spoke for the first time since his firing saying he said he was "deeply sorry" for his actions.{{cite web |url= https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/loud-house-showrunner-chris-savino-sexual-harassment-allegations-1202596465/ |title= Fired Nick Showrunner Chris Savino Responds to Sexual Harassment Allegations: 'I Am Deeply Sorry' (EXCLUSIVE) |first= Debra |last= Birnbaum |date= 23 October 2017 |publisher= Variety |access-date= 11 December 2017 |archive-date= 11 December 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171211234224/http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/loud-house-showrunner-chris-savino-sexual-harassment-allegations-1202596465/ |url-status= live }} Alongside the announcement of the series being greenlit for a fourth season, it was revealed that story editor Michael Rubiner had now been named executive producer and showrunner.{{cite press release|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2018/03/06/nickelodeon-developing-los-casagrandes-new-companion-series-to-animated-hit-the-loud-house-443010/20180306nickelodeon05/|title=Nickelodeon Developing Los Casagrandes, New Companion Series to Animated Hit The Loud House|publisher=Nickelodeon|via=The Futon Critic|date=March 6, 2018|access-date=July 23, 2020}} On May 30, 2018, Savino was suspended from The Animation Guild, IATSE Local 839, for one year.{{cite news |url= https://www.cartoonbrew.com/artist-rights/breaking-the-animation-guild-has-suspended-the-loud-house-creator-chris-savino-exclusive-158674.html |title= The Animation Guild Has Suspended 'The Loud House' Creator Chris Savino |date= 30 May 2018 |newspaper= Cartoon Brew |access-date= 30 May 2018 |archive-date= 17 November 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181117221134/https://www.cartoonbrew.com/artist-rights/breaking-the-animation-guild-has-suspended-the-loud-house-creator-chris-savino-exclusive-158674.html |url-status= live }}
Broadcast
The series debuted on Nickelodeon on May 2, 2016, with new episodes premiering every weekday that month.{{cite web|url=https://www.awn.com/news/nickelodeon-debut-loud-house-may-2|title=Nickelodeon to Debut The Loud House May 2|work=Animation World Network|date=March 28, 2016|access-date=April 21, 2016|archive-date=May 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505223520/http://www.awn.com/news/nickelodeon-debut-loud-house-may-2|url-status=live}} The first trailer for the series premiered on March 13, 2016.{{cite instagram |user=savinoboy |postid=BC3PIC5EBuu |title=Hey everyone!! Please tune in to the NICKTOONS channel tomorrow, SUNDAY, MARCH 13TH at either 9:11am , 10:48am, 2:42pm, or 5:12pm to see the very first promo for THE LOUD HOUSE!!!|date=March 12, 2016|author=Chris Savino|author-link=Chris Savino|archive-url=https://archive.today/20160510134814/https://www.instagram.com/p/BC3PIC5EBuu/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2016-05-10}} The series also aired on AFN Family.
Internationally, the series premiered in Israel and Italy on May 15.{{cite web|url=http://efitriger.com/2016/04/%D7%9E%D7%90%D7%99-%D7%91%D7%A2%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%A6%D7%99-%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%A7%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%93%D7%99%D7%90%D7%95%D7%9F/|title=מאי בערוצי ניקלודיאון|work=Pop Tarts|date=May 1, 2016|access-date=May 2, 2016|language=he|archive-date=June 11, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611114306/http://efitriger.com/2016/04/%D7%9E%D7%90%D7%99-%D7%91%D7%A2%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%A6%D7%99-%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%A7%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%93%D7%99%D7%90%D7%95%D7%9F/|url-status=live}} It premiered in Latin America, Brazil, Poland, Germany, France and Africa the following day.{{cite web|url=http://prsdube16.blogspot.com/2016/03/what-new-in-may-2016-on-nickelodeon.html|title=What's New In May 2016 On Nickelodeon Africa|date=March 22, 2016|access-date=March 31, 2016|archive-date=September 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160925002114/http://prsdube16.blogspot.com/2016/03/what-new-in-may-2016-on-nickelodeon.html|url-status=live}} It began airing in Southeast Asia on May 20. Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Ireland's Nickelodeon channels premiered the series on May 30.{{cite web|url=http://www.femail.com.au/whats-on-tv-specials.htm|title=What's On – Free TV & Paid TV Specials|access-date=March 31, 2016|archive-date=April 11, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160411050039/https://www.femail.com.au/whats-on-tv-specials.htm|url-status=live}} In Canada, YTV aired a sneak peek of the series on September 5, 2016, which was followed by an official premiere on September 6, 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.corusent.com/properties/ytv-loud-house/|title=YTV Loud House|work=YTV|publisher=Corus Entertainment|access-date=July 13, 2017|url-access=registration|archive-date=August 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806051558/http://www.corusent.com/properties/ytv-loud-house/|url-status=dead}}
The series premiered on May 15, 2016, in the Middle East and North Africa on Nickelodeon, dubbed in Gulf Arabic.
In India, the series premiered on Nick HD+ on May 18, 2020.{{cite web|title=#HomeOkPlease says Nickelodeon|url=https://www.afaqs.com/companies/homeokplease-says-nickelodeon|website=afaqs!|date=15 May 2020|access-date=2020-05-18|archive-date=2020-05-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200527193050/https://www.afaqs.com/companies/homeokplease-says-nickelodeon|url-status=live}}
Home media
Reception
=Critical=
The Loud House has received positive reviews, specifically for its animation, voice acting, characterization, and the heartwarming themes of each episode. Emily Ashby of Common Sense Media praised the show's voice cast and thematic messages, writing that "kids will come to The Loud House for the laughs, but they'll return for the ensemble cast and the surprisingly heartwarming themes that dominate every story."{{cite web|last1=Ashby|first1=Emily|title=The Loud House|url=https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/the-loud-house|website=Common Sense Media|access-date=May 12, 2016|language=en|date=May 11, 2016|archive-date=May 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160519104734/https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/the-loud-house|url-status=live}} Kevin Johnson of The A.V. Club gave the series a B+, noting that "the female characters are defined by their traits, but never judged for them."{{cite news|last=Johnson|first=Kevin|title=The crowded Loud House bustles with personality|url=https://www.avclub.com/the-crowded-loud-house-bustles-with-personality-1798187692|access-date=June 12, 2022|publisher=A.V. Club|date=May 2, 2016|archive-date=June 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220613020049/https://www.avclub.com/the-crowded-loud-house-bustles-with-personality-1798187692|url-status=live}}
In the show's later years, it received heavy criticism for its long-running status and growing amount of spin-offs and extended media, with critics and audiences alleging the series was experiencing a decline in quality. Ryan Lewis of CBR.com wrote that "Nickelodeon tried too hard to match SpongeBob's influence and immediately took to creating spin-offs, a Netflix movie, and countless merchandise. These efforts may have been justified had The Loud House not been written with one-note stock characters making up its main cast."{{cite web |last=Lewis |first=Ryan |date=2022-08-03 |title=10 Cartoons That Don't Deserve Their Popularity (& Why) |url=https://www.cbr.com/cartoons-dont-deserve-popularity-why/ |access-date=2022-09-02 |website=CBR |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-09-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220902103039/https://www.cbr.com/cartoons-dont-deserve-popularity-why/ |url-status=live }}
==LGBT representation==
As with other animated series made in the late 2010s and 2020s, The Loud House has been noted for its strong implementation of LGBT themes, including same-sex relationships and people of color. The characters of Howard and Harold McBride have received praise for being a positive representation of an interracial gay married couple.{{cite news|last=Harrison|first=Ellie|title=Nickelodeon has introduced its first same-sex married couple and Twitter is so happy|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-07-20/nickelodeon-has-introduced-its-first-same-sex-married-couple-and-twitter-is-so-happy|access-date=July 21, 2016|publisher=Immediate Media Company|work=Radio Times|date=July 20, 2016|archive-date=August 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822033141/http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-07-20/nickelodeon-has-introduced-its-first-same-sex-married-couple-and-twitter-is-so-happy|url-status=live}} They are the first married gay couple to be featured in a Nicktoon.{{cite web|url=http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2016/07/18/nickelodeon-makes-history-with-its-first-cartoon-gay-married-couple/|title=Nickelodeon 'makes history' with its first cartoon gay married couple|publisher=PinkNews|date=July 18, 2016|access-date=July 18, 2016|archive-date=February 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200214121309/http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2016/07/18/nickelodeon-makes-history-with-its-first-cartoon-gay-married-couple/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Avery|first=Dan|url=http://www.newnownext.com/nickelodeons-the-loud-house-introduces-two-perfectly-imperfect-gay-dads/07/2016/|title=Nickelodeon's "The Loud House" Introduces Two Perfectly Imperfect Gay Dads|publisher=NewNowNext Awards|date=July 18, 2016|access-date=July 18, 2016|archive-date=July 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160719131214/http://www.newnownext.com/nickelodeons-the-loud-house-introduces-two-perfectly-imperfect-gay-dads/07/2016/|url-status=live}} Laura Bradley of Vanity Fair stated that The Loud House "handles the topic [of same-sex marriage] in exactly the right way...this kind of casual representation in children's programming is a milestone."{{cite news|last=Bradley|first=Laura|title=Nickelodeon's New Cartoon Features a Gay Married Couple|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/07/nickelodeon-first-gay-married-couple-the-loud-house|access-date=July 19, 2016|work=Vanity Fair|date=July 19, 2016|archive-date=July 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160722132839/http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/07/nickelodeon-first-gay-married-couple-the-loud-house|url-status=live}} De Elizabeth of Teen Vogue wrote, "The best part is that the show doesn't treat these characters any differently, or even introduce them with a heavy asterisk about their marital status."{{cite news|last=Elizabeth|first=De|title=Nickelodeon Features Same Sex Couple on New Show 'The Loud House'|url=http://www.teenvogue.com/story/the-loud-house-same-sex-couple|access-date=July 21, 2016|publisher=Condé Nast|work=Teen Vogue|date=July 21, 2016|archive-date=July 27, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160727144257/http://www.teenvogue.com/story/the-loud-house-same-sex-couple|url-status=live}} Time reported that "people are thrilled about Nickelodeon's decision" to include a gay couple.{{cite magazine|last=Gajanan|first=Mahita|title=Nickelodeon Cartoon The Loud House to Feature Married Gay Couple|url=https://time.com/4413444/the-loud-house-nickelodeon-cartoon-gay-married-couple/|access-date=July 21, 2016|publisher=Time Inc.|magazine=Time|date=July 19, 2016}} Some conservative groups, by contrast, have criticized the introduction of the characters. The One Million Moms division of the American Family Association objected to scenes featuring the McBride parents and unsuccessfully pushed for the episode in which they first appeared to be edited to exclude the couple,{{cite news|last=Ong|first=Czarina|title=One Million Moms raps Nickelodeon for featuring same-sex couple on 'The Loud House' animated show for kids|url=https://www.christiantoday.com/article/one.million.moms.raps.nickelodeon.for.featuring.same.sex.couple.on.the.loud.house.animated.show.for.kids/91578.htm|access-date=February 11, 2017|work=Christian Today|date=July 27, 2016|archive-date=October 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161006194645/http://www.christiantoday.com/article/one.million.moms.raps.nickelodeon.for.featuring.same.sex.couple.on.the.loud.house.animated.show.for.kids/91578.htm|url-status=live}} saying that "Nickelodeon should stick to entertaining instead of pushing an agenda."{{cite news|last=Johnston|first=Rich|title=One Million Moms Targets Nickelodeon's Loud House For Having Two Dads|url=http://www.bleedingcool.com/2016/07/19/one-million-moms-targets-nickelodeons-loud-house-for-having-two-dads/|access-date=July 21, 2016|publisher=Rich Johnston|date=July 19, 2016|archive-date=July 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160721130138/http://www.bleedingcool.com/2016/07/19/one-million-moms-targets-nickelodeons-loud-house-for-having-two-dads/|url-status=live}} The Kenya Film Classification Board also called for the suspension of the series on pay television service DStv, saying that the animated series "promotes the Lesbian, Gay and Transgender agenda."{{cite news|last=Oyugi|first=Kevin|title=KFCB asks Multichoice to Suspend airing Animated Series featuring Gay Characters|url=http://oygkmag.com/2017/06/kfcb-asks-multichoice-suspend-airing-animated-series-featuring-gay-characters/|access-date=June 15, 2017|publisher=OYGK Magazine|date=June 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170621051325/http://oygkmag.com/2017/06/kfcb-asks-multichoice-suspend-airing-animated-series-featuring-gay-characters/|archive-date=June 21, 2017|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}
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| quote = Kenya's film and classification board (KFCB) has called for the suspension of several US-produced children's programs running on channels provided by TV company MultiChoice. The board said the cartoons featured "disturbing content glorifying homosexual behavior" which was not suitable for children.
The animation programs are The Loud House, The Legend of Korra, and Hey Arnold!, which run on the Nickelodeon channel, and Clarence, Steven Universe, and Adventure Time which air on Cartoon Network.
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It's wasn't immediately clear if the supposedly offending Nickelodeon episodes ever aired in Kenya. Viacom Africa, which licenses the Nickelodeon shows said last July it would not be airing such shows in South Africa and the rest of sub Saharan Africa.
| author = Abdi Latif Dahir, Quartz Africa
}}
=Ratings=
The Loud House became the number-one children's animated series on television within its first month on the air. Throughout May 2016, it received an average of 68% more viewers in its target audience of children aged 6–11 than broadcasts on Nickelodeon in May of the previous year.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/nickelodeon-loud-house-2-1201782479/|title=Nickelodeon Greenlights Season 2 of Loud House, Picks Up New Game-Themed Toon (EXCLUSIVE)|work=Variety|author=Terry Flores|date=May 25, 2016|access-date=May 25, 2016|archive-date=February 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215093557/https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/nickelodeon-loud-house-2-1201782479/|url-status=live}} As of June 2016, it was Nickelodeon's highest-rated program, beating SpongeBob SquarePants with an average Nielsen rating of 4.9 among the 2–11 demographic at the time.{{cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2016/06/01/loud-nick-toon-beats-spongebob/|title='Loud' Nick 'toon beats 'SpongeBob'|date=June 1, 2016|access-date=June 2, 2016|last=Starr|first=Michael|work=New York Post|archive-date=October 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181025104420/https://nypost.com/2016/06/01/loud-nick-toon-beats-spongebob/|url-status=live}}
The Los Angeles Times cited The Loud House as a major factor in maintaining Nickelodeon's position as the highest-rated children's network in summer 2016.{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-nickelodeon-exit-20160608-snap-story.html|title=Nickelodeon veteran Russell Hicks exits as Viacom executive drain continues|date=June 8, 2016|access-date=June 10, 2016|last=Villarreal|first=Yvonne|work=Los Angeles Times|archive-date=June 9, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160609122241/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-nickelodeon-exit-20160608-snap-story.html|url-status=live}} During the show's fourth week of premieres, Cyma Zarghami announced that it was continuing to draw more viewers than any other program on the channel.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/nickelodeon-president-russell-hicks-exits-900676/|title=Nickelodeon President Russell Hicks Exits Post|date=June 7, 2016|access-date=June 12, 2022|last=Sandberg|first=Bryn Elise|work=The Hollywood Reporter|archive-date=June 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220613020046/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/nickelodeon-president-russell-hicks-exits-900676/|url-status=live}}
The show's highest-rated episode, with 2.28 million viewers upon its premiere, is "Two Boys and a Baby".{{cite web|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-tuesday-cable-originals-network-finals-7-19-2016.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160720234918/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-tuesday-cable-originals-network-finals-7-19-2016.html|url-status=live|archive-date=July 20, 2016|title=Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.19.2016|work=Showbuzz Daily|author=Mitch Metcalf|author-link=Mitch Metcalf|date=July 20, 2016|access-date=June 15, 2017}} This was the first episode to air after it was announced that Howard and Harold McBride would be debuting on the program. The first episode of The Loud House shown at prime time, "11 Louds a Leapin'", was the seventh most-viewed telecast across all U.S. households on November 25, 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-friday-cable-originals-network-finals-11-25-2016.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161130040415/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-friday-cable-originals-network-finals-11-25-2016.html|url-status=live|archive-date=November 30, 2016|title=Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.25.2016|work=Showbuzz Daily|author=Mitch Metcalf|author-link=Mitch Metcalf|date=November 29, 2016|access-date=June 15, 2017}}
=Awards and nominations=
The Loud House{{'}}s portrayal of interracial gay married couple Howard and Harold McBride led the series to be nominated for Outstanding Individual Episode at the 28th GLAAD Media Awards and for Outstanding Kids & Family Programming at the 29th, 31st, 32nd and 35th GLAAD Media Awards. The series has also been nominated for Favorite Cartoon at the Kids' Choice Awards every year since 2017.
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